A1C test cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $45.00 to $126.00, with a median of $79.52. The lowest listed price is at Chinese Hospital Association — $34.52 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $65.25 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 cities for code 83036, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Hospital Association lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Hemoglobin A1C level | $45.00 | $45.00 | $4.37–$260.90 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN(HbAC) | $75.29 | $250.95 | $9.04–$213.31 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $79.52 | $142.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $79.52 | $142.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $79.52 | $142.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $79.52 | $142.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $79.52 | $142.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $79.52 | $142.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $79.52 | $142.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $79.52 | $142.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $79.52 | $142.00 | $10.00–$30.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 HC Glycolated Hemoglobin | $126.00 | $315.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $45.00, median $79.52, highest $126.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $79.52. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An A1C test measures how much sugar is attached to hemoglobin in red blood cells, which reflects average blood sugar over roughly the past three months. It is used to screen for and diagnose prediabetes and diabetes and to track how well diabetes is controlled.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the A1C test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, unless the test is done from a fingerstick in the office.